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AmitR
Mar 23, 2018NETGEAR Employee Retired
Orbi MR 2.1 Update 3/23/18
Our teams are still working through the issues, but I wanted to provide a quick update on OrbiOS 2.1. We usually wait to release our software until it's available across all Orbi product lines, but ...
cyphers72
Apr 02, 2018Initiate
I upgraded to the 2.1.3.4 in the OP of this thread. I did not do a factory reset *after* I upgraded to that firmware. I did try that on a prior release, probably the one it shipped with.
Home is 4,200 sqft, but has 3 levels and some metal in the walls so notable issues with Wi-Fi which is why in the past I used 3-4 access points and why I want each unit wired.
Distance from Router to *broken* sat: ~25 feet, should also have very good wireless connection.
Distance from Router to *working* sat: ~60 feet, should have very poor wireless connection.
All wired connections are Gigabit Ethernet.
FURRYe38
Apr 03, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Just checking on this. Any progress?
cyphers72wrote:I upgraded to the 2.1.3.4 in the OP of this thread. I did not do a factory reset *after* I upgraded to that firmware. I did try that on a prior release, probably the one it shipped with.
Home is 4,200 sqft, but has 3 levels and some metal in the walls so notable issues with Wi-Fi which is why in the past I used 3-4 access points and why I want each unit wired.
Distance from Router to *broken* sat: ~25 feet, should also have very good wireless connection.
Distance from Router to *working* sat: ~60 feet, should have very poor wireless connection.
All wired connections are Gigabit Ethernet.